{"product_id":"beautiful-french-art-deco-saint-therese-of-lisieux-plaque","title":"Beautiful French Art Deco Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Plaque","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eBeautiful F\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003erench Art Deco devotional medal or plaque\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e featuring Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. \u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003eThis specific piece is signed on the left by the artist or foundry \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"HARGAS\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. These silver-plated or bronze metal medallions were very popular in France during the early-to-mid 20th century. We date this piece to the late 1920s to 1930s.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eThérèse of Lisieux\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e passed away in 1897, but she was not officially declared a saint by the Catholic Church until \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMay 17, 1925. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe inscription on the medal explicitly styles her as \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSainte Thérèse\u003c\/span\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e (Saint Thérèse) rather than \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Sœur Thérèse\"\u003c\/em\u003e (Sister Thérèse) or \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003e\"Bienheureuse Thérèse\"\u003c\/em\u003e (Blessed Thérèse, a title she held briefly from 1923 to 1925). This establishes a firm production timeline starting no earlier than 1925. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eFollowing her canonization, \u003cu class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eSaint Thérèse\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[false,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,false,\u0026quot;\\u0026oWwY0d_2i:aPo2Hd\u0026quot;]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[[[\u0026quot;\/m\/01xrxq\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;Saint Thérèse\u0026quot;,0,\u0026quot;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\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;PEOPLE\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,0,[null,null,null,1,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[291933,null,1,1],null,null,[{\u0026quot;205\u0026quot;:[null,\u0026quot;\/m\/01xrxq\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;1219\u0026quot;:[null,null,\u0026quot;PEOPLE\u0026quot;,null,null,\u0026quot;\/m\/01xrxq\u0026quot;],\u0026quot;3524\u0026quot;:[69]}]],null,0,null,\u0026quot;\u0026quot;,0]]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e became one of the most universally popular modern figures in Catholic devotional history. \u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eFrench foundries and artists (like \u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\"\u003eHargas\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) experienced a massive boom, manufacturing hundreds of thousands of these silvered-bronze medallions, often mounting them to alabaster or onyx backings to meet the immense international demand for her shrine souvenirs through the 1930s.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThese medallions, frequently mounted on a polished white alabaster, marble, or onyx base, served as freestanding miniature altar icons or tabletop devotional plaques for the home. However, because the back has only a single hole, the grooves in the stone and the glue residue change everything. The presence of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003edrilled or cast hole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e (rather than a loop or easel) changes how this piece was originally used and displayed. This could have been an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eArchitectural \/ Furniture Inset. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e These stone-mounted medals were frequently inset directly into wood. They were fastened inside home altars (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eprie-dieu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e), private prayer desks, or heavy wooden frames. Possibly a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWall Font Attachment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e The white stone base may have originally been part of a larger holy water font (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ebénitier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e). The hole served as the anchoring point to screw or pin the stone backing onto a wall plate or wooden shield. Direct wall pinning. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe hole allowed a flush mount directly against a wall using a decorative brass screw or peg. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe question of its original use will never be answered, but there are certainly many possibilities. It measures 2.5\" wide and 4\" long. The stone is a good .50\" thick. A wonderful addition to any collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePlease email me with questions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monahan Papers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59863796318494,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6170\/1150\/files\/2026-08-3010.13.51.jpg?v=1788104243","url":"https:\/\/www.monahanpapers.co\/products\/beautiful-french-art-deco-saint-therese-of-lisieux-plaque","provider":"Monahan Papers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}